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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20
LOCAL AND PENINSULAR
MEETING OF DELA W.ARE RAIL-
ROAD STOCKH0LDERS
ipsash OF ~, COlIcc tor EoIen--s, v. n.
Cart; 2cguttscd by tne UntGed states
sslstrtct roIVrt Jury.

Isaac RiekNris was arrsigned yesterday
ge7k in tht JLited States district court On
she charge Of retailing liquor without
United States tax. Tha offence was COM
nlitted in Sussex county and the defend
ant was arrested little over a week apo.
lie plead guilty aud made the following
statement to the court
81 am guilty OF first offence. I am
guilty by my wife conducting this bust
ness. | don't know now to read. This
man Deputy Marshal Hutchinsl asked
my old woman for o dram. / didn't
know il was any more harm than Il
is to give you a drink of water. went
and sot out abottle to him. disremem-
Der whether he laid the money on the
table or whether took it. And, mister,
l'm a crippled man" Here he held up
uis right hand and burst into tears. II
can't read. didn't know the law. III
had guarantee he wouldn't have got
drop of liquor at my house. And guar
antee he or no other man will ever
get another drop at my house"
The old man was very much affected
during The latter part Of his statement,
and had the sympathy of all IN the co
room. Judge Wales ann, -,iised ..at he
would impose the lowest possible sen
tsnce. He thercupon sentenced defendant
TO pay fiue Of 800 and the costs of the
case, and to be imprisoned for so days.
He was then committed to the custody Of
the marshal.
The members of the jury who were
not empaneled in the Oarty case were
discharged from any further attendance
at this term.
The jury came into court at 2 O'clock
IN aA fr7I 10. "A
whether it was bound to accept the tes-
timony of all Witnesses. His Honor in
structed it that it should accept whatever
part Of the evidence it saw fit, and reject
that which it thought was unworthy of
belief.
Juror Herbert further asked the court
it verdict of acquittal would affect the
integrity of the prosecuting officer, and
the court instructed ON this point.
The jury retired again TO its room and
had not returned at 2.30 o'clock.
The jury in the case of the United
States against s. V. B. Carty, colored,
was out until 10 o'clock Thursday. Lost
evening week it came in and announced
that it had agreed upon verdict. When
asked by Clerk Smith what it was, the
foreman answered, Mot guilty" District
Attorney Patterson demanded that the
jury be polled, when the fifth man an
swered that he thought the defendant
should be found guilty. The court at
once sent the jury back 10 its room,
where it remained until Thursday at
10 O'Clock, when it came in with verdict.
In answer to the usual questions of the
clerk the foreman answered "Not
guilty" There was no demand to have
the jury polled, and the verdict Of ac-
quittal was SO recorded, and Carty was
free. The jury had been out about 90
hours. This ends the jury trials at the
January term of the district court.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20
rHs DELI WIFE RATLRo An.
The Finances of ISS6-Re-election
of Retiring Directors.

The Finances of ISS6-Re-election
of Retiring Directors.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
Dover, Jan. 13.-The Delaware rail-
road stockholders met here this afternoon.
The retiring directors were reelected as
follows 5. Nj. FELTON,, Isaac Hinckley,
George Gray, Charles Warner, Christian
Fehiger, Edmund Smith, Joseph II.
Whitaker, H. B. Fiddeman, Manlove
Hayes, Alexander johnson, James ].
Rcss, Albert Curry, j. Turpin Moore;
Treasurer, Manlove Hayes.
The directors reported the earnings for
1856 as follows: Passenger depa,i
1920 /. $50 freight -.
mails and miscellaneous. S2s, 1877: total.
S67l OBS. Operating expenses, S470, ,2i7.
Net proceeds, $201.5 Interest and
dividends paid by lessee, $130, ,974, show
ing a surplus of $70,547. The claim of
lessee for previous losses is now reduced
to S36, 1923.
The business of the year shows a gain
in passenger receipts of $12, ,434 in mis-
cellaneous receipts, 1924, ,030; in freight,
$l2,7T6. Seventeen hundred and fifty
car loads of peaches and ,232 of berries
were carried last season 1,245 tons of
steel rails, 579 tons of iron rails and
1886 cross ties were used. Amount
charged to construction account, SIS, 3,620.
The treasurer's report shows cash-bal-
ance of 1927, ,991; capital stock, 81, ,509,-
3l3; extensions, $27, ,775; total indebt-
edness of account main line extensions
aud branches, 50, 1856 ,040.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

The corporators of the Ferris Reform
School held their annual meeting last
week and elected the following gentlemen
as the board of managers for 1887 DR..
Caleb Harlan, DR.. Lewis P. Bush, Thomas
Bird, Joseph Z. Carpenter, Jr., Alfred
Gawthrop, j. Taylor Cause, George S.
Oapelle, Lewis Armstrong, George G.
Lobdell, Wilmer Palmer, Job Fl. jackson,
Henry o. Robinson, Lewis Thompson,
Stansbury ]. Wiley, Leonard E. Wales,
Alfred D. Warner, O. Wesley Weldin
and George W. Stone. This board is the
same as that of 1886, except that q. Wes-
ley Weldin takes the place of William IT.
Porter and George w. Stone succeeds
Senator GRAY.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

The sum of $25 was stolen Ftam tha
money drawer Of Alexander Wellington :,
saloon, Seventeenth and Union street. YES
terday afternoon. Mr.. wellington had
stepped across the street to his res.Ntl.. q.
and saw two young colored mea eG;cl t'.,,
saloon and come out a few moments aftDf
ward with "A bag In which the plopriatd,
kept his silver cGin. Hu gave chase, bnt
could not overake them btfurs they
arrived at the bouse OF Francis Bqyard
colored. When sTr. Wellington got there
the money bag had disappeared He had
all the parties arrested and they were
given a hearing before Magistrate O'NeGLl
Saturday morning The aecuscd's namasa are
Perry Cooper and Job Walters They wer,
held In S3ON bail eHeh TO appear bef0re the
municipal court. Francis Bayard and bis
wife Eliza were held In $500 bail each 10
appear on the charge OF receiving the
stolen property, knowing at the tin,e that
1t was stolen.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20
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ES-ooLLECToR NOLEN.



DIR. William d. Nolen. ex-eollector Of GUS
toms for the district of Delaware, died
Thursday evening at his residence, on
Twenty, fourth street above Jefferson, in
Philadelphia, In the 73d year of his age.
lie WAS "a native of Boston, Mass, For many
years he lived in this city, practicing dem
tistry on Fourth street between Orange and
Eatnall. When the war broke out he had
i've grown-up sons, all of whom enlisted I'm
the army. He was appointed collector of
customs for this district by President Grant
and at the end of his first term was reap
pointed. He was succeed by Lewis Thomp-
son. =
Mr.. Noleu's illness was of short duration.
and his death was caused by pneumonia,
He leaves widow, three sons and ono
daushter. One of his sons, Frank Nolen,
was formerly deputy collector of this ais
triet, under his father, and was for several
yeals manager of the Opera House In which
position he preceded Jesse K. Baylis. He
nov resides In Baltimore. Another brother
was light house keeper at the mouth of the
Christian when his father was collector.
fhe d ceased mad ono son killed during the
war, aud another died several wet ks ago IN
hutlwiIphia. hCldiugA commission as lien.
Iaty % IL the United States army
-. ~ nneins were brought to this city on
Mend J no tlHg ah,l inferred in the VIII
'ahHr - ana hiGLdyNine cemetery,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

Chief Engineer Sweeney of the fire
department Thursday received the fol-
lowing letter from Mayor Sadler of Della
ware City. "Euclosed please find cheque
fer 800 from the eitizms of Delaware
City as small tuken OF thtir nppreeia-
ton of the valuable services rendered by
you and your firemen at our late fire."
The chief also desires 20 return his
thanks to the citizens for their generous
gift and to Mayor Sadler, Representative
MilligaL, Mr. Reybold and others for the
considerate treatment they received while
there. The money will be equally divided
between the Fame and Washington COM
panies, which were sent to the fire.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

Inoah l[av.@ " q Commissioner for
Delaware, ha- rees'ei aud distributed 400
catg. Tie n-t were given TO the fol-
lowinr parties to ha clrad for and de-
ynloped; W. L aIe1abs, speaker ~ the
House Of Representative; z. ii. Tioopes Of
tho Morning Ntaas; ] Carey Of Milton.
Jonas Lands Of Britgeville; j. W. Goats Of
Cooeh's bridge and Dennis Bulger Of Lob
dells farm They are of GOOD sixe tbe
largest being six inches long. Tho COM
missioner still has a few left, which be wifi
distribute this week. The carp were re-
ceived from the government hatchery and
the lot consisted of 800 scale carp and 100
tlne carp, the latter being recent addition
to the carp family in this country.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

William u. kirkpatrick of Phnnixville, a
workman employed on the new bridge In
course OF erection at Landenberg, was in
SANITY killed while at work Thursday
morning, between and O'Clock. While
unloading pile for the bridge, derrick
broke and heavy piece of iron weighing
about three tons fell on his breast, causing
Instant death Or. ], S. Hudders of Avon
dale, was called by telegraph, but the un-
fortInete man did not live to receive medi-
cal aid, only living few minutes. The
Deceased leaves a wife and four children.
The remains were sent home on the even
Ing train
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20
Appointed s,mclnl Ax.n,

Karl Specht, of the firm of Specht a.
Spain, brewers, Fifth and Adams streets,
has been appointed special revenue agent
attached to the secret service of the
treasury department. His field of opera.
tions will be in the south and his efforts
will be directed to breaking mp
the camps and distilleries of the moon.
sinners. Mr.. Specht received his ap-
pointment from Secretary Manning, with
whom, it is said, he is intimately ac-
quainted. The business will be con-
Quoted by Mr.. SPAIN.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

TING dhoksNn q ShMTp Company hhvo com
tracteh 70 build two stone dump fo!.s man
named Joseph II. Ward Of Ritiey Park.
Eech one win be ~ faet long, 23 feet
beam and g. feet depth Of hold. They
will be used in building hulk-head
in the Delaware river from the
Pennsylvania shore to Tinicum Isand.
Just Gboye Chester so rs TO throw the eur
rent into the east channel, by which means
1t Is sought TO deepen this channel. The
channel now has abont u feet Of wlter at
low tide. but 20 feet are desired. Tho
government has been spenling money for
30 yehls In trying 10 deepen II, as II is The
best and nost feasible route, but has not
succeeded, as the slack water bucks there
and makes ii deposit 1t was then decided
to build the bulk-beud. The latter VIII re-
quire about $4,000 cubic yards OF over
$4,000 tons Of stone to complete Work on
the boats will begin at onrs
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

Charles Wilson, brakeman, had his arm
caught between the bumpers OF two freight
cars Friday afternoon and badly iniured
He was removed to the almshouse, where
he is doing well. DIR. Wallace, the physi-
clan at the almshouse, is as vet unable to
say whether the arm will have TO be ampu-
tated. Wilson Is young man and has only
been working here for about a week. and
he came from PHILADELPHIA.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

Tbere was considerable excitement IN
Madison street market Saturday over a
chicken transaction a woman bought a
pair OF chickens and pnt dollar upin the
market nnu's butter tub After taking the
chickens she looked up and fOnud ttc dol
lar gone, but the man olaimtd mot n have
1t. The dispute lasted for m,ti.y minutas,
possibly half al hour, The man eluptle,.
all his pockets. The woman aaid She had
five dollars and one dollar bill, and that
was the first purchase she had made. and
she had only the five dollars left Finally
she noticed small pocSet inside his over.
coat, and told him to empty that The dol
lar appeared. She took II snd returned The
chickens. The man was not arrested.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20
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THE LUBY STABBING CASE
DcNVAer Held 60 answer in ttse Na-
nicIpaI CSsu~f

DeNvter Held 90 Answer in ttse Ha-
nicIpaI CSuvt.
In the police court Thursday Matthew
Dewier was arraigned on the charge OF stab
bing John NJ Luby in the saloon of Ber-
nard Mccullough, at Eighth aud Church
streets, between u and o'clock yesterday
week. Luby appeared with his head
bound up aud testified. George Saunders,
Adam j Bolton, John Buckley and
Charles Eagan were also examined There
was no light thrown upon the
motive for tho deed, though from the
evidence there seemed to be no proyoca.
tion. Luby and Dewier formally roomed
together, and it seems that there had been
some quarrel between them before.
Dewier was held in 5000 bail to appear
in the municipal court next Mondty morn.
ing for trial, and he announced that he
would have witnesses, and that thl4 truth
would then come out. The cut inflicted
on Luby's forehead il thrae iucl6s long.
running around the side OF the head. 1t
bled profusely.
In the municipal court Monday morn
ing Dewier was fioed $40 and costs
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20
The RucEinahnm proper,v so,a

Sheriff Lambson sold at Stanton Friday
morning two small farms, one of AZ acres
and the other of 264 acres, lying on or
near the public road from Beeson's Corner
to White Clay Greek, the property of
Alban Buckingham, to David Eastburn,
ex-member from Mill Greek of the Leeis-
lature of 1881. The properties were sold
as one tract for $9. 500.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

NEW York, JAN. 15.-At Ii O'Clock to-day
scaffold, on which three men were at
work In the Equitable Building, No. 100
Broadway, fell TO the ground, and Daniel
Ford a workman, was killed on the spot.
Alexander Phillips, II years old, and John
ColliRan, who were also on the platform ro-
ceived severe scalp wounds and were re-
moved to the hospital.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20
DraxrnGnIIi NVnrnb.

M. j. Sharkey, of Front and Franklin
streets, drew the gentleman's gold watch
at the fair of the Catholic church in
Chestertown, Md, of which che Rev. W.
]. Scott is pastor.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20
Harknss. E,ntldinr soln.

Sheriff Lambson Thursday sold at pub
lie sale the Hardness Building corner of
Tenth and Market streets and lot ad-
joining on Tenth street to the Delaware
Loan Association for 800. The sale was
subjected to $1,000 mortgage.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

The AIiddletown Ne,1 Era says: William
Beadenkopf of Wilmington has bought
farm near here, ard 1t is said he intends
going in the stock business. He is erecting
a very large building on the farm for his
horses, and when completed is going 70
Florida to buy 40 or 90 head of well-bred
stock
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

Jester & Mcdaniel sold at public sale
yesterday afternoon week nine horses, at
an average of $207. The firm has is head
OF fine driving and work horses at its
stables, and they will be sold at private
sale.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

Several young men of Somerset county,
Md, have pulled up stakes and emigrated
to Birmingham, Ala, among them W. p.
Horsey and E. s. Gunby of Orisileld.
Rumors on the streets of Dover Friday
are to the effect that f. M. Dunn, one
Of her most prominent merchants, hae
failed. The liabilities were NOT then
known. Mr.. Dunn appears to have the
sympathies OF the citizens, as we heard
much regret expressed over his misfortune.
Middletolnn lNeE1 Era.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

A farmer in Delaware county, N. Y,
has apork barrel that has been in constant
use for 100 years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-20

George ID. hCleland Friday sold his
handsome bay horse Pumpkin Seed, at pri-
vate sale, TO NJ. Fox Il Son OF Baltimore.
The price is not made public. Pumpkin
Seed was fast trotter and it Is claimed that
he was the best roadster In Delaware. Mr..
Olelapd sold him for want OF use.
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Flooding The Sahara.
London Daily News.

London Daily News.
Every one is familiar with occasional projects
for flooding the Sahara" and the possible effect
upon the climate of Europe has Frequently been
discussed by people who blissfu1ly ignorant
of the fact that the bulk of the great desert is high
above sea level. much more practical scheme
placed before the British Association the
other day, and one which has more definite OBJ
ject-naDely, the storage of the surplus food
water of the Nile for use in irrigating the delta
during the dry season. About 70 miles south OF
Cairo there is large depression called the Raian
Basin, which could be flied with water at the
time of high Nile. Mr.. Cope Whithouse, to
whom the scheme is due. calc ulates that the cost
of the necessary works would be about Ell 000 900,
for which supply of 25 900, 600 cubic meters per
day for hundred days could be obtained. II
such work were to be carried out during our
temporary administration of the country we
should leave behind MS magnificent memorial
worthy of the enlightened rulers who in the
dawn of civilization mads Egypt the wonder and
envy Of the world.
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reading Alice. We both think them tBulwers
novels) calculated to give immoral tendency
to pander to the CORRUPT taste of
he British nobility. In the course of
our conversation I told Mr.. X. that he was an
ambitious young He owned that that was his
character"
Under the date of July IL. 1888. my father
writes in his diary:
.sOur board of trustees fof the old seminary met.
We appointed Messrs. William Young and James NJ,
Ray to fill the vacancies of John G. Brown and DIR.
Saunders. resigned. We also appointed committee
to wait on Mr.. Kemper, and adjourned until to-mor
evening. "
It was always evening at that day in Indian
apolis after Il o'clock noon. On the 18th of
July. 1885, read this entry in the same jour
nall
AT A p NJ, the trustees of the Academy met and
examined Mr.. Kemper. He passed we'll In mathe-
matics-n languages and geography not equal to the
mathematics
On the 14th of July. 1888. we have the conclu-
sion of the whole matter as follows:
I'VE finally employed Mr.. Kemper to take charge
of the academy
And / may add that the trustees, by doing
that thing, "builded better than they knew"
for the employing of Kemper was the beginning
of a new era in education in Indianapolis and
scores. ave. may say hundreds of old Semi
nary Boys throughout our broad land gratefully
acknowledge their Indebtedness to James S.
Kemper, who was employed to take charge of
the academy" the 14th of July, 1888.
am sorry not to join the old Seminary BOYS
when they meet this year. but send them the
greetings of one who profted by the teachings
in that old institution, which is to-day of the
richest pleasures of memory" to many In
dianapolitans j. c. FLETCHER.
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San Francisco Chronicle.
A grown-up man, of mature years. would
not have done it. He would have put his around
her and said gently
Dear, don't ike your painting and powdering It
doesn t make you look nice.
And she would have told him that she thought it
did, and ii he didn't like he could and get another
girl something like that. At the best she wouldn t
have taken any notice of the remonstrance. But he
was a young man. and that not his way. He was
going to take her TO the theatre. and, knowing her
popularity, he put powder puff and box of rouge
in his pocket.
When she down stairs he saw she was decorated
usual. He Immediately pulled out his rouge and
powder and painted himself up.
What you doingi'
'Ony making myself handsome"
'I will not go out with you like that"
''Why not2"
1T would nortify to death"
well. but you're just like that
That's different thing.
''Well. I'll make bargain. IF you viii wash off
yours will wash off mine a
1--WE don't go out, then"
IAN right
But she thought better of it and she accepted his
bargain. She was very pretty after that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-16
The Poet.
r the Indiana polls Journal.

Written for the Indianapol Journal.
Long nursed he visions in his Utmost heart;
And walked the sunny side of Lifes strange mart
And shaped the lurking shadows his eye caught
Till things grew living and TRANSPORTED thought.
He the secret charms that Nature has
Her light, ere it his curious eye could pass,
Was parted, and to ssven-fold hues wrought.
A life poem was, and music thought.
Hope swept his heart and ade the world, with glee,
harp, and stirred its chords to melody.
He deemed in subtlest depths of souls there play
Sweet airs that softly breathe themselves away;
That Life had notes of sweetness. decked in rhyme
And rightly struck from chords of truth and free,
Would sweep far-sounding down the reach of time
AS long time earth man shall be.
The songs of hope and truth. unvoiced as yet.
That would be treasured by all hearts that let
Them selves partake of beauty free the food
To strengthen earnest souls whom truth has woed
And to the loving soul he brought
A dainty song. the luxury of thought;
Sent truth abroad upon LIES busy mart
With wings of song to fly from heart to heart
Not siren song whose lethal luil death,
But such as throbbed with glorious thought. whose
breath
In passing Ger the living soul would wake
Its calmest death to aspiration; take
A voice and from earths chaos. hfeimbued,
Call living FORMS the beautiful and good.
Such song, the undying glow of Love- began
When first Gods breath awoke the soul of man.
INDIANAPoLIs. -Aplin Dana.
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The Lsborine Man. Anchor.

Chicago Journal of Com merce.
So long all the wants of the people of America
are supplied by home labor there will be reasonable
assurance that the laboring in MILL shop mine
on the farm will have work at good wages, AID the
higher the duty upon foreign goods the moro certain
is this to be the
Any reduction of duties upon any one thing will
surely lead larger imports Of foreign goods, and
surely reduce the profits of home production and stop
the work of just many workmen-
The importation of ton of iron means the
digging of ton less in America. The importation
of yard of cotton, wooIen or silk means much
less work for people The Importation of steel
rails tin plats is the same loss
We import at least $500 600 600 worth of fore gn
goods each yearsghich just well be produced at